As sourdough rapidly rises during baking, the dough will expand and crack open in the weakest spots. Scoring sourdough directs the expansion and shape of your final bread loaf by creating intentional ...

Flour, water, salt, and starter: The ingredients required to bake a loaf of sourdough couldn't be simpler. But if you've ever baked a loaf of it yourself, you'll know ...

One of the bread baking mistakes everyone makes, specifically with crusty varieties, is not scoring the bread dough before baking it. Scoring has multiple purposes: It controls where the loaf ruptures ...

Bread scoring is the practice of slashing the surface of bread dough immediately before baking it. Why? As crusty bread bakes, it rises quickly and dramatically (bakers call this “oven spring”). The ...